The NSW Resources Regulator is preparing a major blitz on quarries across the state to minimise the effects of dust exposures. Resources Regulator Chief Inspector of Mines Garvin Burns said quarries...
Category - Dust
Dust issues in all aspects of mineral mining and processing are commonplace and a nuisance and danger to workers and equipment. MARC Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ALS Limited, has the...
Queensland workers, including coal workers and stonemasons, will have better workplace health and safety protections thanks to recent changes to the Public Health Act 2005 and a new Regulation...
A mining safety regulator has urged current, former and retired mine workers to conduct regular health surveillance screening following an investigation into a former coal mine worker being diagnosed...
A retired Queensland miner has told a black lung forum that he was disappointed that a mining company-appointed doctors — who told him he had bronchitis — did not know how to read chest X-rays...
Findings from the recent government enquiry into Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in Queensland led to recommendations for reduction in current Occupational Exposure Limits (OEL) for respirable dust. The...
ENVIROMIST is one of the leading suppliers of turn-key dust suppression solutions. Critical to their success is a thorough engineering analysis approach combined with market-leading nozzle technology...
Australians suffer around 50 000 eye injuries every year even though many of them were wearing eye protection at the time of their injury. Impact resistant safety glasses can protect users from...
Last week a large group of Queensland mineworkers protested outside BHP’s Brisbane offices to seek more support and assistance for a dust diseases victims group (sufferers of Coal Workers...
Amendments to workplace exposure standards for coal dust have been flagged in the latest call for submissions by Safework Australia. Safework Australia is seeking feedback on suggested new values...
A new generation of real time dust monitoring has been designed to significantly improve the accuracy of data being collected, and mine worker safety in hazardous environments. Trolex stated that...
When it comes to choosing safety eyewear there’s a so much in the market. Apart from the obvious compliance with the range of relevant standards like AS 1337, there is a range of important...
